Your space, your style: Personalizing your Windows Live
space
After you get your Windows Live space, one of the fun things you can do is
personalize it. Here are some things you can do to make your space reflect your
personality.
Title and tagline
You can use your title and tagline to identify yourself, express
how you're feeling that day, or share your favorite saying or catchphrase.
To change your title and tagline, click Edit
in the title and tagline module.
Enter your new title and tagline in the boxes provided, and then
make whatever changes you want to the font style, size, color, and alignment.
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| Change the title and tagline for your space |
Modules
You can add a variety of items to your space, including a blog,
photo albums, or lists of things, like your favorite restaurants or shows. To add modules,
click Customize, and then click Add
modules.
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| The Customize menu displays a list of options for
personalizing your space |
On the Modules tab, you'll find a list of items you can show
on your space. Click Show next to any of the items you
want to show on your space. You can always hide modules later, so don't worry
about trying something out.
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| The Modules tab displays a list of modules you can show or hide on your space |
When you're done, click Close tab, and
then click Save in the yellow customize bar.
You can also move modules around on your space. To do so, click Customize, and then click Rearrange or hide
modules.
The yellow customize bar will appear. If you point to a module
title, you'll see the Move pointer 
, which means you can move the
module. To move the module, drag the module to where you want it on your space.
When you're done moving modules, click Save
in the yellow customize bar.
Themes and layout
You can choose from different themes and layouts to dramatically change
the look of your space in just a few clicks.
| • | Themes are pre-set colors, fonts, and
background images you can add to your space. |
| • | A layout is the number and size of the
columns on your space. |
You can try out these options by clicking Customize.
You'll see options for changing the theme or layout.
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| Use the Customize menu to change the theme or layout of your
space |
You can preview any changes
you make before you apply them to your space. If you decide you don't want to make any
changes, click Cancel in the yellow customize bar.
Changing the theme or layout is a good starting point for
personalizing your space. You can also change the text color and the font style of your space to make it look exactly the way you want.
Text colors and fonts
Choosing a theme for your space automatically sets the colors and
fonts on your space, but you can also choose to use customized colors or fonts.
Click Customize, and then click Advanced.
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| On the Advanced tab you can choose from different text colors,
fonts, and background images |
Here you can enter the colors and fonts for your space. If you
know the RGB value for the color you want to use, you can enter it, or you can click the
color picker icon 
to select the color you want. To find the RGB value for the color you want to use, go to the table of color names and their corresponding RGB values on the MSDN website.
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| Use the color picker to choose the exact
color you want |
Like themes and layouts, you can preview any changes
before you click Save. And of course
you can always go back to the way your space looked before—just click Cancel in the yellow customize bar.
Background image
Similar to customizing a computer's desktop image, you can make your space unique by using your own photo, picture, or graphic as the background image on your space.
Click Customize, click Advanced,
and then click Background image.
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| You can set a background
image for your space on the Advanced tab |
Select Use a custom image for the page, and then click
Browse to find an image on your computer to use as the
background of your space.
If you have a small image that you want to use as the background, you can create a tiled effect by clicking Repeat
on the menu. You can also change where your image appears on the page using the horizontal
and vertical alignment settings, as well as change the transparency of your modules
to show more or less of the background image.
Some things to note about background images:
| • | Large images are automatically resized to a resolution of
800 x 600 and converted to a smaller file size so the image won't affect the
loading time of your space. |
| • | Module transparencies greater than 0
(zero) might cause your space to load more slowly. |
Personalizing your space is a great way to express who you are. You can choose to update it with the changing of the seasons, or to support your favorite sports team, or just to try something new. Experiment with some different looks and have fun personalizing your space!
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